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June 25, 2019

2019-2020 A.S. Executives: A Look Ahead

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams, Arturo Martinez Rivera, Katherine Swartz

The Nexus sat down with the five executives and asked them to speak about their plans for the upcoming year.

June 22, 2019

UC Announces New Measures to Fortify Admissions Process

By Max Abrams

UC’s decision to reform its admission process arrives roughly three months after several universities across the U.S. were accused of using unfair backdoor methods to admit students.

June 20, 2019

Promise Scholars Program Sees First Graduating Class

By Sanya Kamidi

The program, the first of its kind in the nation, strives to give low-income students resources and guidance to help them graduate in four years with minimal debt.

June 11, 2019

Student Regents: How Representative Are They of the UC?

By Sanya Kamidi

An overwhelming proportion of the student regents have come from UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Davis.

June 6, 2019

Spotlight Shines on Different Stages: Campus Groups Host Alternative Graduations

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

The majority of the alternative graduation ceremonies will be held in the next two weeks.

June 6, 2019

LGBTQIA+ Vignettes: Class of 2019

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Nexus hopes to provide a platform — in this issue and in future ones — for LGBTQIA+ students at UCSB to share their lived realities on this campus.

June 6, 2019

Pay-What-You-Can Photography Event Inspires Other Students To Give Back

By Sanya Kamidi

It was the desire to strike a good balance between paying artists for their art and making grad photos as accessible as possible that led Kiyomi Morrison to create the event.

June 3, 2019

Senate Votes To Open Applications for CCS & On-Campus Senatorial Vacancies

By Evelyn Spence

This is the second year in a row that no one has run for the open CCS seat.

June 2, 2019

UCSB Graduate Student Nominated for 2020-2021 UC Student Regent

By Sean Crommelin

A record 113 UC students applied for the position of the 2020-21 student regent, compared to 40 who applied in the cycle before.

May 30, 2019

Fifth Officer Files Case Against UCPD, Alleging Retaliation for Reported Misconduct

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Reyes alleges he was retaliated against for reporting misconduct relating to an unqualified police trainee.

May 30, 2019

New Senate Bill Would Require UC To Pay Workers on Time

By Evelyn Spence

The bill also aims to address the issues caused by the UC’s new faulty payroll system.

May 30, 2019

Regents Approve New Classroom Building to Alleviate Over-Enrollment

By Katherine Swartz

The building will include five new lecture halls, three active learning classrooms and 20 discussion classrooms, totaling 2,000 new seats.

May 30, 2019

Veterans Resource Center Inches Toward “One-Stop Shop” Model

By Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams

The center will be relocating to a new space in Fall Quarter, doubling the current square footage available for student veterans.

May 28, 2019

A.S. Senate Passes Resolution Redistributing Honoraria to EVPSA Office Members

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The exact division of the stipend to each individual will be determined by Márquez, as discussed at last Wednesday’s Senate meeting.

May 25, 2019

One Year Later, Friends of Annie Wang Remember Her “Light”

By Jorge Mercado

More than 40 people gathered on Saturday to memorialize Wang. Much of the night, however, was filled with silence as they mourned their friend.

May 24, 2019

Five Years Later, I.V. Honors Victims of 2014 Shooting With Recreation of Original Vigil

By Sanya Kamidi

As the group made its way through I.V., people stepped out of homes and restaurants to silently watch.